The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-06

ANOTHER ELOQUENT DEH0cRATIt
ADDRESS LAST NIGHT

A Rousing Gathering of the We-t-End
Democracy at Old Pine street Church
The Building Packed and damned Ad
dress by Colonel X. =. Beirne.
Old Pine-street Baptist church seats
one thousand people, but last night fully
fifteen hundred packed the building.
This demonstration, as already stated,
was given under the auspices Of the
several clubs in Clay ward There were
present a number Of ladies to grace the
occasion
When Hon. John W. Daniel arrived he
was greeted with cheer after cheer. and
was escorted to the platform by a repre-
sentative committee. The First Regi-
mcnt cOruef, fife and drum band fur
nisheC music
Without prelimnaries Mr. G. o. Pettet
in appropriate words introduced
vIRGINIA's SENATOR
to the vast audience, who said that there
were two kinds Of enemies. one whom we
may oppose and yet respect-One who
has convictions and stands up 10 them.
He is an open and onorable enemy.
But there is this other enemy. tie Is a
covered one. who TO Gay is a Republican,
tomorrow RefOmer and az all times
joins any party that will assist him in
his selfish aims lie is bent on obtaining
Office no matter how he gets il.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO
PARTIES
is this the Democratic IS a party OF the
people. one that believes that the peO-
pie are competent 10 govern themselves
he Republicans TO the contrary believe
that there should be a multiplication Of
offices. so that the people shall have a
wet nurse or guardian 20 take care of
them. To-day Malone is the guardian
which 10 is wanted by some to take care
OF the nur-ery of Virginia.
VIRGINIA TAXES.
The claim that the taxes of Virginia
were reduced by the Republicans is false
When the tax bin in the House OF Dele
gates was introduced az the session where
taxes were reduced, Holmes Conrad, a
Democrat Of Democrats, rose in his seat
and moved an amendment reducing the
rate of taxation from ffiY 10 forty cents
on the one bundled dollars, and The Ma
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
aiiti0n party voted against il and DO passed
only bv the solid vote of the Democratic
members.
TRAP TO CATCH VOTES.
ON the pension roll the United States
there are to-day, twenty-five years after
The war. more than 40 600 Federal sOl-
diers. eight times as many as General Lee
had I'm bis army when be confronted the
Federal hosts All the wounded and dis
abled soldiers of thc Federal army should
be pcnsi0ued. and ann glad that they
are but here recently the Republicans
placed trap 90 catch votes and passed
bin giving a pension TO every hanger
ON in that Federal army, The camp-iol-
lower. the man who stayed at home but
held some Government position. aud sent
ito the Executive Mansion At these
the grand Democracy drew The line, and
Grover Cleveland. who always stands up
for what is right intcrp0sed bis veto and
kent that hundred million of dollars back
SD that DO could Dee used for the benefit of
men needing and earning it-money that
win make brisht tbe hreside of honest
working men aud not be- given away to
Che paper soldier who never smclt gun
powder
ABOVE CRITICISM.
He asked his audience 20 consider and
remember If there bad ever been an act
passed by ihc Virginia Government, pre-
sided over by Governor Lee, or by the
United States Government, presided over
by President Cleveland, that has been
adversely criticised or condemned by amy
party in the United States and if the
people would allow the Democratic Adj
minisiaiion To- get possession OF the
Senate SD that, for the first time since
before the war. the Democrats can have
possession of the Government then they
will see both wing of the American
eagle lap, and good legislation De enacted.
GOOD LEGISLATION.
The orator then rapidly sketched the
legislation which has been effected by
Democratic urgency since the Cleveland
administration came into Office. The
paupcr Emigration bill, the bill permit
ting foreign landlOrdism and Others, were
lUNA.llNN AfUIs tllM EAAWffNN NOW Nf"t
law asked for in the interest of the labor
ing man had been acted on by Demo
cratic House Of Representatives. The
first bin ever written providing for an
eight hour law was written by Demo
crat and adopted by Democratic House
of Representatives NO man can be
good Democrat without sticking 20 the
working man.
Senator Daniel touched finally upon
the convict labor bin. the reconciliation
of silver passed by q Democratic Con-
gress. and the wise legislation of the
State legislature he ended with am
peroration which held the
attention of his audience. and as he took
his seat Doe received loud and long app
plause.
Senator Daniel though suffering great
ly with hoarseness spoke for two hours,
and was oned 20 with absorbing in
tercst throughout his discourse.
COLONEL A. S. BUFORD
followed Major Daniel ia a short speech
which abOunded in pithv remarks.